Notes

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Summary

Nearly all devices are working out of the box after installing Ubuntu Workstation 10.10.
The modem and the ExpressCard slot coult not be tested because there were no POTS-Line nor a ExpressCard available.

Can someone strait up conmfirm they have nVidia graphics WORKING on this laptop under Linux? The ideapad z360 page suggests not and from what I can see, it doesnt work there due to Optimus, but no problems here.

Jay Guerette, 2011/02/17 17:10

NVidia graphics works perfectly for this laptop under Linux.- I'm using Fedora 14, your mileage may vary- I installed the binary drivers direct from NVidia- The installer now offers to blacklist nouveau… yay!- I had to add vmalloc=256M to my kernel params

bananaoomarang, 2011/02/17 20:38

Thank you SOOOOOOOOO much, I've been looking EVRYWHERE for info on this, it's ounger sibling (the Z360) seems to not work under Linux and you must use the intel graphics due to optimus.

I would classify myself as a fairly advanced linux user so I don't care what I have to do to get it working, as long as it works. I use Arch Linux btw.

Once again, thanks a lot! I ordered one so it should arrive sometime in the next few weeks, I was really worried I would be stuck with intel graphics.

pekka, 2011/04/30 16:31

did the nvidia really turn out to be working on this?

florist, 2011/03/07 11:42

Jay Guerette whould you be so kind to tell in detail about how to stop nouveau.

Umamahesh Y V, 2011/02/04 02:11

Hi,I have a lenovo ideapad z560, I am running linux(ubuntu 9-10) using vmware.I am unable to detect my inbuilt webcam in the system.How do I solve this issue .

Absolutezero, 2010/10/19 14:45

I have a lenovo ideapad Z560. Everything works out of the box except the headphone and mic jacks. Power management is horrible. I've considered compiling a custom kernel to solve this issue.